This lecture will cover a very important topic of geography, what is elevation and we will discover the highest and lowest elevation in the world as well.
The elevation of a geographical location is its height above or below the fix reference points.- Lowest Point:
The lowest point on land is Dead Sea or Black Sea that is 432.65 m below sea level, situated
on the borders of Israel , Palestine and Jordan.
- Deepest Point:
Mariana trench in Pacific ocean is the deepest point in oceans, it is 10,911m below sea level.
deepest point on land is ice covered Bentley subglacial trench located in western Antarctica
and has a depth of 2,555m below sea level.
- Highest Point:
The highest point on earth is Mount Everest also known as Chomolungma at the height of 8,848 located in Himalayan range on the borders of Nepal and China.
- 2nd Highest Point:
The second highest peak is K-2 or Godwin Austen at the height of 8,611m located in northern karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China.
- 3rd Highest Point:
The third highest mountain in the world is Kangchenjunga at 8,586 m on the border of India and Nepal.
- Highest Self Made Point:
The highest self made mountain on earth is Ojos Del Salado at 6,893 m on the border of Chile and Argentina.
- Highest Lake: The highest lake is Titicaca located in south America in Andes mountains at the elevation of 3,812 m , located on the borders of Bolivia and Peru.
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